Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1916 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The best boys’ clothing and shoes in Rensselaer is to be found at HILLIARD & HAMILL’S. Ask any mother. W. J. Wright and family returned Tuesday evening from an enjoyable week’s outing and auto trip to Lake Wawasse, Koseuisko county. Up at! •Goshen, Mr. Wiirght says, they j struck six miles of brick road extending out in the country, and it was simply perfect. Mrs. J. H. Sayler of Glenwood, > Minnesota, took the train here Thursday for her home. She had spent some time with her sisters, | Mrs. Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr and : Mrs. Ed May of near Remington, ■ and her brother, Erhardt Wuerthner, of Newton township. Russel Strawbridge came from Niagara Falls, New York, the first of the week and joined his wife and baby, who had been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Strawbridge will leave for their home Sunday or Monday. John Wafne paid a total fine of $8 Wednesday as the result of an altercation that took place in the alley at the rear of B. J. Jarrette’s store. D. C. Vonkameek, a clerk for Mr. Jarrette, was helping Mr. Warne unload some boxes from the dray and states that he was assaulted by the latter. He preferred charges against Warne with the result noted above. Among those who went to the Kankakee fair Thursday were Judge Hanley, Frank Donnelly, Jack Hoyes and family, S. E. Kershner, Charles Reed, Garland Grant and Charles Rishling and wife, Mr. and Mrs. ! Louis Muster and son, Mrs. E. J. Duvall and daughter, Miss Irene, Fred Phillips, Vein Nowels, W. J. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hopkins and Miss Gladys Hopkins. Samuel Bowman, an old resident of Remington, whose wife died several months ago, has sold his residence property there to William Bahler, the consideration being $2,100. Charley Brand, who recently traded his interest in the telephone plant there for a farm near Morocco, has sold his residence property to a Mr. Schariaeh of Illinois, who owns a farm south of Remington, for $2,600, we understand, and will move upon the farm in Newton county. The Rensselaer public schools have the largest enrollment in history this year. The total number reported yesterday was 207 in the high school and 374 in the grades. This number will probably be increased as new pupils are reporting every day. The first week of school has been given over largely to arranging the and iu>te'paring for work in earnest next week. Superintendent Dean is very much gratified with the outlook and predicts one of the most successful years in the history of the school. Ed Hornickle and family of Roberts, Illinois, who have been visiting for a few days with Mrs. Hornickle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet, of Barkley township, making the trip via automobHe, will return home today, Mr. Hornickle says that it has been very dry n his vicinity, muchmore so than here, but they got a good rain Tuesday. He states that oats were a fair crop there, averaging about 40 bushels per acre, but the corn is poor and he thinks will not average much more than 20 bushels per acre, while they ought to get 60 bushels. Birth Announcements. September 6, to Mr. and Mrs. j Thomas Cox, a daughter.

inSrimfes An appropriation of $50,000 recommended by the Allen county com : missioners for the establishment of a county tuberculosis hospital was voted down Wednesday by the county council. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall will make one speech in each of the thirteen districts of the state in his campaign for re-election. The itinerary has not been completed, but it includes the arrangement for closing the campaign in November with a speech at Fort Wayne. The county council of Newton county has fixed tax rate for next year at 53.9 cents, an Increase of 2 cents on the SIOO. The. Increase was made necessary to provide for the large number of new bridges in the north end of the county for which requisitions have been made. ' ‘ 4 A Morocco young man named Harry Hammond paid homage to